Archon Shareholder Alert: The Briscoe Law Firm & Powers Taylor, LLP Investigate the Board of Archon Corp. Concerning the Rece...

Former United States Securities and Exchange Commission attorney Willie Briscoe and the securities litigation firm of Powers Taylor, LLP are investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Archon Corporation (“Archon”) (OTC: ARHN) concerning the board’s receipt of an acquisition proposal from Esplanade Capital, the second largest outside shareholder of Archon. Under the proposal, Esplanade Capital made an offer to acquire all of outstanding shares of Archon common stock for $17.50 per share.

If you are an affected investor, and you want to learn more about the investigation or if you have information that you believe would be helpful to the determination of the fairness of the proposed transaction, contact Willie Briscoe at The Briscoe Law Firm, PLLC, [phone], or via email at [e-mail], or Zach Groover at Powers Taylor, LLP, toll free [phone], via e-mail at [e-mail]. There is no cost or fee to you.

The investigation centers on, among other things, whether Archon’s Board of Directors is acting in the shareholders’ best interests, whether the board is properly considering the proposed price for the shareholders, and whether the board has employed an adequate process to review and act on the proposed transaction. According to shareholder rights attorney Willie Briscoe, “Due to the size of the deal, we want to ensure that the Board of Directors is acting in the best interests of the shareholders and taking all available steps to ensure the highest share price for all shareholders.”

The Briscoe Law Firm, PLLC is a full service business litigation and shareholder rights advocacy firm with more than 20 years of experience in complex litigation and transactional matters.

Powers Taylor, LLP is a boutique litigation law firm that handles a variety of complex business litigation matters, including claims of investor and stockholder fraud, shareholder oppression, shareholder derivative suits, and security class actions.